baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2495930-A (GB)
Title: Flavoured article for application to packaging for a smoking article
Inventor: GREGG MICHAEL
IPC: A24B9/00
Filed: 2011-10-25
Abstract: A flavoured article 5 for application to packaging 7 for a smoking article, wherein the flavoured article 5 comprises a silicone layer 1 impregnated with flavourant 3. The silicone layer is attached to the packet substrate with an adhesive layer 2, and the whole device covered by a cap 11. The silicone layer 1 may also contain a colourant 4. In use the flavourant, such as menthol, is imparted into the cigarette, providing a desired taste sensation upon smoking.
Patent GB-2496204-A (GB)
Title: Enabling mobility in a downlink packet access service
Inventor: KUBOTA KEIICHI
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2011-11-07
Abstract: The invention relates to methods, apparatus and computer software for enabling mobility in a downlink packet access service in a wireless communications network. At a user equipment, packet data is received from a set of one or more serving downlink shared channel cells simultaneously via one or more respective shared downlink channels and a measurement report associated with the downlink packet access service is transmitted to the network. The service is capable of initiating an addition or removal of at least one, or replacement of any, of the serving downlink shared channel cells in the set on the basis of the transmitted measurement report. The downlink packet access service comprises a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service wherein each of said shared downlink channels comprises a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH). Measurement reports are generated in response to a given metric of a pilot channel signal meeting one or more reporting criteria relating to pathloss, signal strength or signal quality.
Patent GB-2496592-A (GB)
Title: Window handle assembly
Inventor: HURDMAN WAYNE
IPC: E05B3/00
Filed: 2011-11-11
Abstract: A window handle fitting 10 is provided for use with an espagnolette type window closure, said window handle fitting 10 comprising: a window plate 12; a handle 14 movable, e.g. pivotal, relative to the window plate 12; a spindle 16 receivable in the handle 14; and a magnet 18 for retaining the spindle 16 in said handle 14. The magnet 18 retains the spindle 16 securely in easily detachable manner so it can be replaced.
Patent GB-2496631-A (GB)
Title: Child carrier with a step for a child to stand on
Inventor: ASHFORD JONATHAN EDWARD
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 2011-11-16
Abstract: A child carrier comprises a first harness 1 to engage with the upper torso of a person and a step 4 connected to the harness which in use lies adjacent the bottom of the back of the upper torso of the person, in use a child can stand upright on the step to be transported by the person. A second harness 10 may be provided to prevent a child falling back on the step. A storage pouch 20 may also be provided. Preferably the step 4 is a fabric step and may include stiffening battens 7. The step 4 may also be inclined to project feet towards a person carrying the child. Also disclosed is a child carrier which has a fabric seat in the form of pants which can be connected to a shoulder harness.
Patent GB-2497552-A (GB)
Title: Portable shelter made from a sheet of square shaped material
Inventor: CROSBIE EDWARD
IPC: A61G1/01
Filed: 2011-12-13
Abstract: The shelter comprises sheet and guy lines, wherein the sheet 11 comprises four substantially linear side edges 12a-d, of the same length, which each pair of edges defining right angled corners 13a-d of the sheet. The sheet may comprise a number of coupling points, for example eyelets 17, preferably on the corners and some intermediate between the corners on the side edges. The sheet may also have up to three parallel support straps 14-16, on two edges and in the centre of the sheet. The sheet may comprise two layers which are coupled together but can be separated. The shelter can be used to form a litter to support a person. The shelter may comprise a ground sheet which is arranged to extend upon the ground during use and detachably coupled to the shelter sheet. The sheet may be used with poles to raise the shelter from the ground.
Patent GB-2483837-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for delivering power
Inventor: GOZUN RONNIE
IPC: H02H3/093
Filed: 2009-06-25
Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method of delivering power. An exemplary method includes providing electrical current to a load and generating a reference value corresponding to a power provided to the load. The exemplary method also includes generating a time reference if the reference value is greater than or equal to a threshold value corresponding to a power boundary. If the time reference reaches a time boundary a power regulation event is initiated.
Patent GB-2502079-A (GB)
Title: Fuel Cells
Inventor: SUTHERLAND HUGH LIAM
IPC: H01M4/86
Filed: 2012-05-15
Abstract: A fuel cell comprises an electrolyte chamber (208), and comprising two electrodes (10a, 10b), one on either side of the electrolyte chamber (208). Each electrode comprises a fluid-permeable layer of electrically-conductive material, and also a catalytic material. The fluid-permeable layer comprises a permeable polymer matrix comprising polymer particles (120) bonded together at points of contact (125), and particulate electrically-conductive material such as carbon nanotubes (122) for electrical conductivity.
Patent GB-2487885-A (GB)
Title: Baking pan and method
Inventor: KASTROUNIS STACEY
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 2010-12-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a baking pan that includes baking cavities having base and side surfaces shaped to form baked food items of either linear or curved shape making it possible to assemble a number of such shaped baked food items to form letters of the alphabet and/or numerals. The baking pan includes a plurality of baking cavities connected to each other via a connecting portion. Each baking cavity includes a base surface, a side wall that is upstanding from the base surface and that is attached to the connecting portion. The base surface and the side surface of a first one of the baking cavities being shaped to form a baking cavity for forming a substantially linear shaped baked food item. The side surface and the base surface of a second one of the baking cavities being shaped to form a baking cavity for forming a substantially curve shaped baked food item. The present invention also relates to a method of forming baked food items of either linear or curved shape making it possible to assemble a number of such shaped baked food items to form letters of the alphabet and/or numerals.
Patent GB-2505180-A (GB)
Title: Beam combiner with birefringent and isotropic prisms
Inventor: JANSSEN ADRIAN PERRIN
IPC: G02B27/28
Filed: 2012-08-20
Abstract: A beam combiner 104 for a Raman pump unit, the combiner being configured to receive and propagate at least two orthogonally polarized collimated light beams 118 and 120. The beam combiner comprises a birefringent prism 104b and an optically isotropic prism 104a. Each of the prisms is located in the path of the beams and configured so that the beams are substantially parallel to each other when they emanate from the beam combiner. The birefringent prism may be spaced apart from or abut the isotropic prism. An optical assembly 100 including the beam combiner may have gradient index lenses 102 and 110, polarization independent isolator 106 and a depolarizer 108. The depolarizer may be a birefringent prism where the optical path length of the depolarizing birefringent prism varies across a diameter of each of the beams emanated from the beam combiner. The birefringent depolarizer may be spaced apart from or abut the beam combiner.
Patent GB-2490461-A (GB)
Title: Method, device and computer program product for decoding a codeword
Inventor: CIDECIYAN ROY D
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2011-01-27
Abstract: A method for decoding a codeword received from a flash memory is proposed. The flash memory comprises several multi-level flash memory cells, wherein each such multi-level flash memory cell stores one symbol of the codeword. An ECC decoder is arranged for decoding the codeword into a decoded codeword and is designed to correct a maximum number of errors. The method comprises an error check step for determining the number of errors in the codeword. If the number of errors is more than the maximum number of errors the ECC decoder can correct then at least one of a first symbol modification step and a second symbol modification step is performed. In the first symbol modification step a first modified codeword is generated by increasing the value of the symbol to the next higher value level and in the second symbol modification step a second modified codeword is generated by decreasing the value of the symbol (Si) to the next lower value level. In an analysis step the corrective effect of the symbol modification steps is calculated and in a return step the decoded codeword is determined based on the corrective effect, or an erasure of the codeword.
Patent GB-2498842-A (GB)
Title: Calculating a degree of correlation between access points
Inventor: AWAD AKRAM JAMAL MASOUD
IPC: H04W16/20
Filed: 2012-12-10
Abstract: A wireless network may contain both macro and femto cells. Typically a femto cell consists of an access point (AP) placed within a macro cell to extend network coverage (e.g. within a building). Femto cells generally generate their own lists of neighbour cells for hand off purposes. To limit the number of potential unreliable neighbour APs in the list a network element receives and processes information from a plurality of access points. The information includes, amongst other parameters, identification information of a macro cell visible to a respective AP. The network element can then calculate a degree of correlation between at least two of the APs, at least partly based on the macro cell information provided by the APs. APs with a high degree of correlation are included in the neighbour list of the AP. The correlation information may also be used to provide an approximate location of the AP.
Patent GB-2501365-A (GB)
Title: Determining a duration of a recruitment slot in a wireless relay network
Inventor: ZHANG YUANYUAN
IPC: H04B7/155
Filed: 2013-02-26
Abstract: A wireless network comprising a source node (2, figure 1), a destination node (8) and at least a first relay node (4, 6) is arranged to determine a first measure of signal quality relating to a direct link between the source node (2) and the destination node (8), and a second measure of signal quality relating to a link between the source node (2) and the destination node (8) via at least the first relay node (4, 6). At a relay node (4, 6), a duration of a recruitment slot 12, 14 is determined, within which the relay node (4, 6) may transmit a recruitment message 38, 40 indicating availability of the relay node (4, 6) to relay. Recruitment slot duration is determined on a basis comprising the first measure of signal quality. Cooperative relay recruitment is automatic, based on a recruitment slot that has a duration dependent on the signal quality of the direct link from source to destination node, and a back-off period for a recruitment message from each relay that is dependent on the signal quality, and allowable modulation scheme, in a link from the source to the destination via the respective relay. Physical layer (PHY) cooperative Medium Access Control (MAC) for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN, IEEE 802.11 standard).
Patent GB-2496350-A (GB)
Title: Device for optically scanning and measuring and environment
Inventor: OSSIG MARTIN
IPC: G01S17/89
Filed: 2011-07-01
Abstract: With a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, which is designed as a laser scanner (10), with a light emitter (17), which emits an emission light beam (18), with a light receiver (21) which receives a reception light beam (20) which is reflected from an object (O) in the environment of the laser scanner (10) or scattered otherwise, and with a control and evaluation unit (22) which, for a multitude of measuring points (X), determines at least the distance to the object (O), the spot of the emission light beam (18) temporarily moves along a prism (36) of the laser scanner (10), said prism having at least two different brightness levels and/ or colors.
Patent GB-2498666-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for Avian mitigation for wind farms
Inventor: BABBITT VICTOR
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 2011-10-13
Abstract: A wildlife detection system includes a tracking device, a receiver, and a wildlife deterrent system. The tracking device may be mounted to a wildlife. The receiver is configured to track movement of the tracking device relative to an object of danger to the wildlife. The wildlife deterrent system is configured to reduce risk of danger to the wildlife in response to movement of the wildlife within a predetermined distance from the object of danger as tracked by the receiver.
Patent GB-2514179-A (GB)
Title: Energy store
Inventor: CLARKE ALAN
IPC: H02J3/28
Filed: 2013-05-17
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the storage of energy in an electrically-heated thermal energy storage unit 1. The apparatus comprises a remotely controllable switching apparatus 8 to switch electrical power to the heater(s) 2, 3, 4, a communication unit 11 to receive a signal from a remote electricity provider 13 to indicate a desire to store energy in the storage unit, and a controller to control the switching apparatus in response to such a received signal. Power may be switched to the heater only when temperature sensor(s) 5, 6, 7 indicate a temperature in the storage unit is below a predetermined maximum temperature. The controller may determine the available thermal capacity of the storage unit with reference to the measured temperature(s) and the known thermal characteristics of the storage unit, and transmit a signal indicating this to the remote electricity provider. A user interface may allow overriding of the controller. The storage unit may comprise a hot water tank, a storage heater, a phase change material and/or a ground source heat pump.
Patent GB-2501194-A (GB)
Title: Printer time-out
Inventor: DANCE CHRISTOPHER R
IPC: G05B11/01
Filed: 2010-12-16
Abstract: A system and a method of providing a time-out for a device, such as a printer are provided. The time-out determines when the device is shifted from a higher energy to a lower energy mode, absent the arrival of another job to be processed by the device. The method includes acquiring data comprising a set of inter-arrival times for at least one device over a period of time, such as a week and, for each of a set of candidate time-outs, deriving a probability from the data that an inter-arrival time from the set of inter-arrival times is greater than the candidate timeÂ¬ out. A cost function is computed, based on the derived probability and a robustness term which allows adversarial action not predicted by the histogram to be taken into account. A time-out for the at least one device can then be identified for which the cost function is a minimum.
Patent GB-2515091-A (GB)
Title: Tanker truck for delivery of high value liquified gases
Inventor: FOSTER STEPHEN
IPC: F17C13/00
Filed: 2013-06-13
Abstract: A cryogenic tanker truck having an inert medium vessel 30 in addition to the High Value Cryogenic Liquid (HVCL) tank 10. The inert medium, which may be liquid nitrogen, liquid argon or any suitable inert gas, is used to the cool down delivery equipment prior to offloading of HVCL and thereby avoids loss of HVCL.
Patent GB-2516910-A (GB)
Title: Tuneable filters
Inventor: HOLLINS RICHARD
IPC: H01S3/10
Filed: 2013-08-06
Abstract: Apparatus and method for tuning a liquid crystal filter 2 to the wavelength of incoming electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light from source 4) by exploiting the AC error signal produced by the filter when a tuning error is present. A light detector (photodiode) 1 produces an electrical signal as a measure of light from a laser light source 4 that is transmitted by LC filter 2. Generator 3 provides an alternating driving voltage which causes a variation in the transmission of filter 2 and causes an AC output from detector 1 wherein the sign of the output depends on the tuning error of filter 2 with respect to laser 4.
Patent GB-2518424-A (GB)
Title: Security System and Method
Inventor: WELLS SAMUEL BRUCE WESTON
IPC: G08B25/01
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: A personal safety system comprises an input device, 1, enabling the user to send an input to a telecommunications device, 5. A software component, 4, executing on the telecommunications device generates an alert if the users interaction with the input device indicates distress. In one embodiment the indication that the user is in distress is shown by an absence of interaction with the input device for a predetermined time period. The input device may comprise a lanyard or button, 2, and may be configured wirelessly, 6, to the telecommunications device. The software may be configured to transmit the alert to social media, an emergency response or call centre resource, 8, which may be stored in a memory, 7. The telecommunications device may be a telephone, eg a smartphone carried by the user. The alert may comprise the location of the telephone derived from a GPS arrangement, 11. The software component may comprise a user interface.
Patent GB-2511374-A (GB)
Title: System and method for controlling a gas turbine engine afterburner
Inventor: LING RICHARD
IPC: F02C9/26
Filed: 2012-01-06
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for operating a gas turbine engine 110 that generates thrust using a propulsion turbine 108, and an afterburner 144. The method comprises the steps of; commanding the gas turbine engine to undergo a thrust transient and thereby change the generated thrust from a first thrust magnitude to a second thrust magnitude, and commanding the propulsion turbine to undergo a propulsion turbine thrust transient, and commanding the afterburner to undergo an afterburner thrust transient. The afterburner thrust transient is substantially synchronised to the propulsion thrust transient whilst the generated thrust is changing from a first thrust magnitude 402 to a second thrust magnitude 316. The method may further comprise sensing the engine rotational speed and limiting a rate of change of thrust generated by the afterburner during the afterburner thrust transient based on the sensed rotational speed.
Patent GB-2521225-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for cataloguing data items
Inventor: BAIN MARTIN EDWARD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: A method for cataloguing displayable data items (e.g. audio, image, video, spreadsheet, document) within a catalogue comprises displaying at least a part of the content of the data item (e.g. an icon 4 comprising a representative image) on a display (e.g. smart phone display), a user selection of the data item is received as a selection of a position on the display within the area, a user selection indicator 4 is displayed to confirm the user selection, a user input (e.g. from a touch screen interface) is received to move the user selection indicator 4 across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area, and a plurality of catalogue indicators 5 are displayed in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators A, B, C, D representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items, and the user input being received from the user to move the user selection indicator 4 to a selected catalogue indicator. A user cataloguing input is received when the user selection indicator 4 is moved to the selected catalogue indicator 5, and the data item is catalogued in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator 5. In an alternative embodiment there is a disclosed a method of cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue which includes displaying a record control button.
Patent GB-2526823-A (GB)
Title: An integrated circuit with interface circuitry, and an interface cell for such interface circuitry
Inventor: DUBY JEAN-CLAUDE
IPC: H01L27/02
Filed: 2014-06-03
Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) comprises interface (I/O) circuitry between functional IC circuitry and external components, in which plural interface cells have power supply lines extending across a width and co-operating with power supply line sections of other interface cells, providing a shared power supply rail structure to supply the interface components. Each power supply line section includes a portion DVDD sized to support a current carrying constraint of the interface circuitry and a second portion DVSS sized insufficiently to support that constraint. For each interface cell 100 the second supply line portion is connected to a current carrying structure 115 external to that interface cell, such that the combination supports the current carrying constraint. The cells may be abutting in pairs with DVSS rails abutting and the current carrying structure external to the interface cell provided by the DVSS rails of the paired cell (Fig. 5). Alternatively the functional circuitry may be surrounded by a ring of interface cells, with the external current carrying structure provided in a peripheral part of a distribution (RDL) layer (Fig. 6). A reduction in the area required for the power supply line structure is supported, enabling a reduction in the size of the interface circuitry and of the integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2527777-A (GB)
Title: Cable
Inventor: WONFOR COLIN JAMES
IPC: H01B11/10
Filed: 2014-07-01
Abstract: The cable 1 comprises at least two spaced apart conductors 2. The cable further comprises a dielectric material 3 surrounding the at least two conductors 2 so as to provide dielectric material between the conductors. The cable further comprises a flexible layer 4 comprising a composite of a resin matrix and particles, in which the flexible layer substantially surrounds the dielectric material. The particles are unmagnetised particles of magnetic materials selected from Fe2O3, Fe3O4, Fe, Ni, Co, Fe-Co, Fe-Co-Ni, Fe-Si-Al or any combination thereof. It is stated that such a cable may reduce the effects of magnetic interference on signal and/or power cables.
Patent GB-2515922-A (GB)
Title: Inspection method with barcode identification
Inventor: GRAU MARKUS
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2013-01-22
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a measurement machine for measuring an object, and more particularly to a measurement machine such as a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine or a laser tracker that measures an object according to a measurement or inspection plan that is identified by a machine readable information symbol located on the object to be measured or on a drawing (e.g., a CAD drawing) of the object.
Patent GB-2519658-A (GB)
Title: Method for providing user-specific settings in a vehicle
Inventor: NAGARAJU CHETAN
IPC: B60R16/037
Filed: 2014-09-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing at least one user-specific setting of at least one component 12, 14, 16 of a vehicle 10, the method comprising: connecting a mobile device 20 of a user to the vehicle; retrieving user-specific data stored in a memory and associated with the mobile device connected to the vehicle; providing the user-specific setting on the basis of the retrieved user-specific-data; providing access data by a main device 18, the access data comprising an access code associated with the mobile device; and connecting the mobile device to the vehicle on the basis of the provided access code. The access code may be entered on a user interface of the mobile device, and said mobile device may communicate wirelessly with the vehicle. The main device may also be a mobile device, and may be held by an administrator of the system who can choose to provide the access code to further mobile devices. The components may be a vehicle seat, window, roof, steering wheel, audio system or video system.